US President Donald Trump suddenly imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, and Ireland was shaken by unrest that escalated into clashes with police. Read about how these topics are covered around the world in the Rambler article.
Trump sanctions Russia
The US announced new sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, which could signal a major shift in Donald Trump's approach to the Ukraine crisis. write Guardian. The restrictions imposed on Rosneft and Lukoil mark the first time US sanctions have been imposed on Russia since Mr Trump returned to the White House.
Trump calls the sanctions “huge,” but experts disagree on how effective they will be on the Ukraine conflict, The Guardian highlights. Many analysts say everything will depend on how strongly the US uses them. The Joe Biden administration decided not to impose sanctions on either company out of concern it could lead to higher energy prices.
The sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department include a freeze of Rosneft and Lukoil's assets in the US, as well as a ban on US companies and individuals doing business with them. The measures also include sanctions against dozens of subsidiaries of these companies.
The US also threatened to impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions doing business with Rosneft and Lukoil, including banks that support Russian oil sales to China, India and Türkiye. However, economists emphasize that the Kremlin is very good at circumventing such sanctions.
The article notes that Trump has resisted pressure from allies in Congress to demand more sanctions, but Russia's reluctance to change its position and persistent lobbying from Europe appear to have changed his calculations.
Moscow maintains “deadly silence” a day after imposing sanctions, note CNBC. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the ministry was ready to continue contact with the US State Department, but emphasized that the goals of the NWO “have not changed”.
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Trouble in Ireland
Three Irish police officers were injured and 24 people arrested in a second night of rioting outside a Dublin hotel for asylum seekers. report BBC News. The article noted that police were pelted with stones.
The riots broke out after an initially peaceful protest following news of a 10-year-old girl being raped outside a hotel. Of the 24 people arrested, 17 adults were charged with disturbing the peace. They will appear at Dublin Criminal Court on Thursday.
The incident follows widespread violence at the scene on Tuesday, when a police vehicle was burned during clashes.
Protesters flew Irish flags, chanted anti-immigrant slogans and threw objects at police. note Guardian. The principal of the school where many students stayed at the hotel called the incident a “tragic situation” and “misdirected anger.” He described the hotel as a “happy, safe, inclusive, integrated place” where residents were not involved in the rape. He pointed out that they “went through difficult circumstances and were trying to survive.” The director said that in particular, there was a Ukrainian student staying at the hotel who arrived a few days ago.
